The Fight (2020 film)
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- Eli Despres
- Josh Kriegman
- Elyse Steinberg
- Eli Despres
- Josh Kriegman
- Elyse Steinberg
- Peggy Drexler
- Maya Seidler
- Kerry Washington
- Eli Despres
- Greg Finton
- Kim Roberts
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| Cinematography | Sean McGing |
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| Music by | Juan Luqui |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Fight is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg. Kerry Washington serves as a producer under her Simpson Street banner. It follows legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had faced during the Trump administration.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking. It was released in the United States on July 31, 2020, by Magnolia Pictures and Topic Studios.
The film follows five legal battles brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against various Trump administration policies. The lawsuits regard:
- Opposition to the Trump travel ban, brought by Lee Gelernt
- Pursuit of abortion access for immigrants in ICE custody, brought by Brigitte Amiri
- A challenge to the proposed citizenship question on the census, brought by Dale Ho
- Rejection of the Trump order banning transgender personnel in the military, brought by Chase Strangio
- An attempt to reunite families separated at the border, brought by Lee Gelernt
Release
The Fight had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020.[2] Shortly thereafter, Magnolia Pictures and Topic Studios acquired distribution rights to the film.[3] It was released in 10 indoor theaters in the United States and on VOD platforms on July 31, 2020.[4]
